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Lil Fucker

By Sara Hills

We bury Lil Fucker facing north in the frozen yard, halfway between the dogwood tree and the rusted tin shed,…

T, My Name is Tonya

By Kathryn Kulpa

But not really. It’s a nickname, something my sister used to call me. You wouldn’t know my real name. He…

Landfall

By Jiksun Cheung

In the time that my mother has been missing, the skies have turned a gray, roiling mass. The radio is…

Love 1992: A Catechism*

By Deesha Philyaw

Does Love exist? Is fat meat greasy? Cuz ain’t no way I could’ve fallen so hard, so fast, so far,…

Malia

By Hannah Olabosibe Eko

One day Neela will run inside and steal me away. The other wigs roll their eyes. They smell the hope…

Longing on the Journey to Proxima B

By Amina Kayani

The traveler isn’t lonely. The ghosts of dead oceans joined the ship soon after the first onion sprouted in the…

Gentlemen Callers

By Avitus B. Carle

I find my boyfriend’s car parked in front of the Hillside Motel and consider shattering the windows or, at least,…

First Impressions

By Nico M.

Step into the Mexican restaurant together, you beautiful protagonists. Shake the drops off your umbrellas. Wouldn’t’ve guessed it from the…

Blooming

By Lucy Zhang

Mei turns into a flower whenever we touch. Her pupils blossom into glossy hibiscuses—hues of red and peach and white.…

At World’s End

By Vincent Anioke

I’m giving Kayode Last-Name-Pending a pretty accomplished blowjob in the back of my rented Subaru when Jesus Christ returns. He’s…

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